Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 06:25
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 510 68% 508 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2297 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.98 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 79.2 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 72.3 64% 78.6 fps	Gravity 73.4 Splatting 76.4 67% 74.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 682GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 113 87 106 117 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 134 Write 134 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 104 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF Builds (Compare 581 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	278x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	109x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	75x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	14x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16